Indonesia foils Komodo dragon smuggling gang bbc.com

Police in Indonesia have seized five Komodo dragons and other endangered animals that were being illegally sold on Facebook. A police spokesman in East Java said five suspected smugglers had been arrested in Semarang and Surabaya. The reptiles were being sold for up to $1,400 (£1,000) each, officials said. Komodo dragons are the world's largest lizards. They can grow up to 3m (10ft) long and have razor-sharp teeth and a poisonous bite. The lizards, found on only a small group of Indonesian islands, are endangered in the wild and protected by international law, but are sometimes illegally smuggled as exotic pets.